%0 Report
        %A Lofstrom, Magnus
%A Hayes, Joseph
        %T H-1Bs: How Do They Stack Up to US Born Workers?
        %D 2011
        %8 2011 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 6259
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp6259
        %X Combining unique individual level H-1B data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and data from the 2009 American Community Survey, we analyze earnings differences between H-1B visa holders and US born workers in STEM occupations. The data indicate that H-1Bs are younger and more skilled, as measured by education, than US born workers in the same occupations. We fail to find support for the notion that H-1Bs are paid less that observationally similar US born workers; in fact, they appear to have higher earnings in some key STEM occupations, including information technology.
        %K temporary workers
%K H-1B
%K immigration
%K high-skill
%K STEM